The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-25

He Had Seen the Elephant, and Knew Trunl
from Tail.

from Tail.
MiddIetown Letter in New York Times.
Darwin Davis. old-fashioned and WELT do
farmer of the neighborine town of Norwich,
tells Of recent interview with couple of
affable strangers. as follows:
The other morning IAN called at my house
and wanted to buy farm. He said his name
was Dr. Miles, and he lived in Rutland, VI,
and r, he wanted the farm for his sister
to settle down with her children in
this part of the country. His sister. he
said had a pile of money. and he inquired
If the banks were sound around here. told
him did not know much about any of the
banks except the old Norwich bank, and I con-
sidered that good enough to keep my money for
mended to him as just the he wanted and
he had called TO look at it So the doctor and
started of up the road to look over the farm
Pretty soon we were overtaken by a well-dresse ed
and glib-spoken young fellow in buggy. who
hailed US and inquired how far it was before the
road turned off to the left. / gave him the in
formation he wanted and then he got out OF the
buggy and came up to US and began talking
about big advertising scheme he was working
among the farmers for a firm in New Orleans
He said he was from New Orleans and
nephew of General Beauregard, but he didn't
go into the rebel army because he wasn't big
enough at that time.
Then he said if We had time to spare he'd
show Us a new game of draw that was ell the go
down In New Orleans he pulled out four
cards, three with black spots, and one with red
spots, and he shuffled them up and turned them
to pay a quarter and draw. and If you drawed
the red card and showed %, then you got S5.
he wanted US to try IT, just for the fun or the
thing and see what our luck would be- DR..
Miles drawed and got the red card first draw,
and then tried it and got the red card the same
way.
''Beauregard said we had extraordinary luck
but he'd bet 81 900 against SIS, in earnest
that we couldn't both of draw the red card
again the first time we tried it, DIR. Miles took
tho bet and drawed. and, sure enough, he got
red card. and then drawed, and got it, too.
draw with such lucky men we were-he'd lost
enough But his firm always told him to be
honorable and do just as he agreed, and AS he
had lost the 81, 900 he'd pay it, provided that We
could show that we were responsible and honor
able aud had ST., 900 to pay with in case we lost
that amount. Then he pulled out big roll of
bills and commenced counting out the $1,000.
DR.. Miles said he hadn't got SO much money
with him and offered check the Rutland
bank, out Beauregard said he must show the
cash. Then the doctor proposed that should go
to the Norwich bank and get the 81, 900 and
half the 81. 900 he had won.
About this time | began to see niger In the
wood pile: and the more l thought about it the
bigger that darby got to be. So l said to Beau
regard: Young man, you might just as well put
that money back in your pocket, for don't want
end his tail is on With that Beaureeard got
mad and jumped into his buggy and rode away.
DR.. Miles and / started back toward my house,
and on the way told him that thought Beaure-
gard was trying to play confidence game on
me- and that he had hand in it. Why, Davis
said he, how you think sol belong to the
Presbyterian church up in Rutland, and
minister don't allow US to handle cards Pretty
soon DR.. Miles went away, and that's the last
I've heard about his buying my farm"